Terrible Events

First Appearance and Context

A reference entry in The Dictionary (4th edition, A.R. 3000) defines Terrible Events as a worldwide catastrophe, poorly documented and generally assumed to have been caused by humans. Mathic sources consistently place it at the end of the Praxic Age and immediately before the Reconstitution, often pairing it with the Harbingers as part of the same shadowy late‑period frame.

Aftermath and Impact

Avout commentary links its aftermath to the cessation of very large Praxic‑Age megaprojects and a subsequent turn toward cosmography in theorics. Centuries after the upheaval, accounts describe climates becoming hot and dry, prompting populations to drift poleward; later reductions in atmospheric carbon dioxide are said to have gentled conditions, with people moving back toward the equator to avoid higher solar radiation near the poles.

Relationships

• Saunt Proc: Dated to the late Praxic period and assumed to have been liquidated during the Terrible Events; later honored as patron Saunt of the Syntactic Faculty.
• Hylaean Anathem: Described as revived after this period under the renewed arrangements that follow the Reconstitution.

Descriptions/Characteristics

The label refers to a named period rather than a single incident. Sources emphasize fragmentary records and uncertainty about particulars while agreeing on its global scope and its role as a boundary between eras.

Current Status

A completed historical period used as a reference point in teaching, liturgy, and scholarship; no geographic locus is specified.